Total Crime Rate

58.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 58.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.6 6/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Oval area has the 30th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Otley & Yeadon , and the 940th lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Oval (LS21 2EE) in the last 12 months was 58.5 per 1,000 residents and was 28.1% lower than the Otley & Yeadon average (81.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 31.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Oval (LS21 2EE), the main crime hotspot is near Wilkinson Way. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Oval area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Wilkinson Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Oval Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wilkinson Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilkinson Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilkinson Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Mellor Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Croft Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Martins Field —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wilkinson Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Newall Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weston Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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